Individual Recipes
JAPANESE SWEET POTATO CHIPS & CHEEKY CHILLI SOY SAUCE
This recipe is a quick & healthy way to eat sweet potatoes as a snack or as a side dish to a main meal. Fused Cheeky Chilli Soy Sauce adds a delicious flavour to the sweet potato chips. JAPANESE SWEET POTATO CHIPS & CHEEKY CHILLI SOY 400 grams sweet potato...
HOMEMADE LEMONADE WITH MATCHA
Here's my homemade lemonade recipe with a Japanese twist with added matcha. If you don't have matcha at home don't worry the recipe still works without it. HOMEMADE LEMONADE WITH MATCHA 200 g sugar200 ml cold water4 large fresh lemons1 litre of cold water1 tsp...
JAPANESE CHICKEN KATSU CURRY
This dish is certainly an all-time favourite both in Japan and abroad. I remember hearing that it’s one of the most popular Japanese dishes served in Japanese restaurants outside Japan. Here’s my foolproof recipe so you can try it at home Japanese Chicken Katsu Curry...
10 Essential Ingredients for Japanese Cooking and Where to Buy Them
When I returned to Ireland over 10 years ago, after living in Japan for several years, it was quite difficult and expensive to get Japanese ingredients. You’ll be glad to know this isn’t the case anymore. Nowadays, these ingredients are widely available and less...
Vegetable Stir Fry Recipe
Serves 2 Ingredients Vegetable oil, for frying Half red chilli, roughly chopped 2 cloves garlic, roughly chopped Handful of spinach, roughly chopped Handful of purple cabbage, finely sliced Handful of fresh beetroot, peeled and cut julienne Half sweet potato, peeled...
Chirashi Sushi – scattered sushi
This is the perfect recipe to get familiar with the key ingredients used to make sushi without the pressure rolling sushi! Chirashi Sushi is a colourful and fun way to enjoy the delicious ingredients used in sushi by mixing them through the rice and on top of the...
Pancake Recipe – Matcha Pancakes
My family and I make this pancake recipe all the time. If you don't have matcha at home don't worry this recipe still works with the basic list of pancake ingredients. Ingredients 250ml buttermilk 1 egg 180g flour 1 tablespoon matcha (green tea powder) 1 teaspoon...
Gyoza Lamb Recipe (Chinese dumplings)
Gyoza Lamb Recipe (Chinese dumplings) People always ask me where they can get gyoza wrappers or gyoza skins. Generally, you can find them in the frozen section of Asian supermarkets. If you live in Ireland you can get them in Asia Market Dublin (they also deliver...
Japanese Style Lamb Stew
This lamb stew recipe takes inspiration from my time in Japan but using local Irish ingredients. The lamb meat fills this light Japanese broth with a delicious and unique flavour which the potatoes and vegetables easily absorb. This is a comforting dish which you can...
Lamb Burger Recipe
This is a tasty burger recipe for the summer months and works perfectly on a BBQ. I use panko breadcrumbs for this burger recipe but you can use regular breadcrumbs too. Japanese Style Lamb Burger Makes 4–5 burgers Ingredients 2 tablespoons passata 1 tablespoon sake...
Matcha Cupcake Recipe
Makes 6 cupcakes Ingredients For the cupcake mix 2 eggs (preferably free range) 125g caster sugar 125g soft butter 125g self raising flour 1 tsp matcha powder For the matcha icing 200g Icing sugar 2 tablespoons matcha 100g soft butter cubes 20ml milk Matcha Pocky,...
Kaki Fruit Cake – Barmbrack
I’m really excited to share my Japanese inspired Barmbrack recipe which brings together my love for both Japanese and Irish ingredients. Barmbrack is a traditional Irish fruit cake that is the centre of Halloween here in Ireland. What is the meaning of Barmbrack? The...